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Post by chicobrownbear on Jan 17, 2006 10:23:28 GMT -5
 My first band, taken on MLKJ Day. Spent the afternoon on the lake...  |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Jan 17, 2006 10:43:17 GMT -5
Dear Woody,
I sincerely apologize for the "back of the truck" shots. I always forget.
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Post by duff on Jan 17, 2006 11:05:24 GMT -5
Awsome, nice gills to go along with the band!!!! What did you catch the gills on?
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 17, 2006 11:07:51 GMT -5
Dear Woody, I sincerely apologize for the "back of the truck" shots. I always forget. Hey chicobrownbear.. No problem, man. They are your pictures.. Congratulations on your haul there.. |
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Post by chicobrownbear on Jan 17, 2006 12:54:20 GMT -5
duff,
The rig is a simple one. I'll start at the hook and explain my way to the rod tip.
#10 short shank GOLD hook tied to a rod length leader. Tie the leader to the fat end of a clear torpedo float (adjust a bubble are my convenience favorite). Tie the skinny end of the torpedo float to the rod end of your line and tip the hook with a bee moth. Those were caught at a 4 to 5 foot depth in 12-14 feet of water.
So you should have a 4 to 5 foot leader for January fishing, about 3 feet will do in late Feb. The gold hook seems to attract more attention, so thats what I go with. Resist the temptation for split shot, the idea is to simulate a critter that hatched out.
We normally give the rig a couple of twitches every 2-3 minutes to simulate a microinvertabrate swimming, but they weren't hitting that. We started drifting the rig and couldn't take them off the hook fast enough. Late Febuary/Early March you will absoloutly kill the big gills and red ears in So. Indiana with this rig.
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Post by duff on Jan 17, 2006 14:32:19 GMT -5
Thanks, I used to use those floats a lot for crappie fishing though.
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Post by Decatur on Jan 18, 2006 8:19:59 GMT -5
It seems weird to see a nice stringer of open water Gills in mid January! Congrats Chico!
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 1, 2006 14:26:01 GMT -5
Fins & feathers, great combo!
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Post by hoyt1166 on Feb 2, 2006 0:07:04 GMT -5
Fins & feathers, great combo! It's why I married my wife  |
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